Chapter 281

The Lucario that had fallen seized the momentum and kicked out, striking the Dugtrio head-on.

But before it could even steady its footing, it felt the ground beneath its feet vanish; the entire surface caved in, and it fell along with it.

Bai Jing was speechless; in such a short time, the ground below had already been hollowed out by the Dugtrio.

The Lucario that re-emerged brushed the dust off itself, looking rather disheveled.

Looking again at the Dugtrio, it lay motionless in the pit it had dug itself.

Was this digging a hole to bury oneself?

"Dugtrio is unable to battle. Contestant Lan Xiang, please send out your next Pokémon!"

Contestant Lan Xiang looked utterly pained; this Lucario was far too troublesome. Unless it was dealt with, there was no chance of victory.

"Go, Rhyperior!"

Rhyperior

Gender: Male

Type: Ground, Rock

Ability: Solid Rock

Potential: Body (S), Physical Attack (S), Physical Defense (S), Special Attack (C), Special Defense (C), Speed (C)

Potential: Champion

Strength: Semi-Champion (Peak)

Law: Comprehending...

Has he sent out his ace Pokémon?

These potentials are truly at two extremes!

"The match continues!"

"Rhyperior, use Earthquake!"

"Aura Sphere!"

Lucario leaped to dodge the shockwave of the Earthquake, while simultaneously hurling an Aura Sphere!

"Take it!"

"Rock Wrecker!"

Rhyperior forcibly endured the Aura Sphere, raised its arm, and unleashed a torrent of rocks from it.

Bai Jing couldn't help but curse; this guy was going all out right from the start!

The Lucario that had just landed now had to face the erupting Rock Wrecker; with no time to dodge, it could only raise an Aura Shield.

But the Aura Shield was not omnipotent; after all, this was a powerful Rock-type move with immense power!

With a crack, the shield shattered; Lucario was blasted away, skidding across the ground for a long distance before finally stopping.

"How is it? Are you okay?"

Lucario got up, stretched its limbs, and indicated it was fine!

"Good! While the opponent is suffering from backlash, counterattack!"

After using Rock Wrecker, one enters a state of paralysis; the current Rhyperior was in exactly that state, able only to watch helplessly as Lucario gathered all its strength and fired a massive Focus Blast!

This time it was Rhyperior's turn to be blasted away, and it took double damage!

"Stand up! This kind of injury won't defeat us!"

Under Contestant Lan Xiang's encouragement, Rhyperior stood up, pounded its chest, and unleashed fierce fighting spirit!

"Excellent! Keep charging!"

"Aura Sphere!"

"Charge!"

Rhyperior, horn pointed forward, endured the Aura Sphere at all costs; after shattering the Aura Sphere, it continued charging toward Lucario!

Did this guy take stimulants?

Bai Jing understood; in terms of agility, Rhyperior was left eighteen streets behind by Lucario. For Contestant Lan Xiang to win, he could only adopt a strategy of trading injuries.

"Use Horn Drill!"

The horn on Rhyperior's forehead began to spin at high speed, charging recklessly toward Lucario.

This was a lethal attack; if hit, one would immediately enter a near-death state. How could Bai Jing let him succeed?

"Extreme Speed!"

Lucario flashed forward, appearing before Rhyperior; it crouched low and swept its leg, tripping the opponent and sending Rhyperior face-planting!

That's right; Lucario was one of the few Pokémon capable of learning this divine technique.

The speed of Extreme Speed was no worse than Teleport.

Strike while the iron is hot!

"Focus Blast!"

Another full-power Focus Blast was fired by Lucario!

"Rock Wrecker!"

Rhyperior, having climbed up and turned around, clapped its palms together, summoning four rock walls to block in front of itself.

This was a move that could trap enemies and also serve as a defensive technique; it all depended on how you used it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Focus Blast successively destroyed the four rock walls, but was also completely exhausted!

Amidst the flying debris, Rhyperior's figure emerged; once again, it raised its arms, and the rock torrent erupted once more!

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The moment Super Armor Rhydon entered the field, it unleashed one big move after another without pause, making the audience's blood boil with excitement!

You were thrilled, but Bai Jing was not — sustaining this kind of high-intensity output, no Pokémon could endure it!

"Good, since you like big moves, then let's clash head-on!"

"Lucario, Aura Sphere!"

Three question marks popped up above everyone's head at once — what the heck was that?

They were about to find out!

Lucario struck the pose Ado had given it, surging energy gathered together, and a massive pillar of light was hurled forward, colliding with the rock torrent!

"Super Armor Rhydon, hang in there, don't lose!"

"You're still far from it! Lucario, let the world witness the true glory of Aura!"

Cheered on by their two trainers, both Pokémon pushed their output to the absolute limit!

In the end, rock could not overcome fighting — the rock torrent was utterly shattered, and the Aura beam slammed into Super Armor Rhydon, sending it crashing into the arena's protective barrier, pounding against it again and again!

"Super Armor Rhydon!"

Contestant Lan Xiang watched, eyes nearly splitting with anguish, wishing he could rush down and share the punishment!

The entire arena barrier shook violently, and the audience's hearts rose and fell with it.

Suddenly there was a sharp crack — a fissure appeared in the barrier, scaring the people on that side so badly their hearts skipped a beat, followed by a great panic as they scrambled up to flee!

Longdu University's principal Feng Chengxiang hurriedly soothed them: "Everyone, don't panic. The barrier is absolutely fine, and Lucario has already stopped!"

The crowd turned to look — sure enough, Lucario had ceased its attack and was gasping for breath!

And Super Armor Rhydon had already collapsed on the ground, completely unconscious.

As for the barrier everyone was most worried about — that fissure had already vanished, repaired by the barrier itself!

"Oh thank goodness, that just scared me to death!"

"You're such a coward. The main arena's barrier is at the Champion level — how could Lucario possibly break it?"

"Yeah, yeah, you're the bravest — so why were you the first to run just now?"

Several competitors watching the battle were in very heavy spirits. Although the barrier hadn't broken, that Lucario's attack had already come terrifyingly close to Champion level — and for them, that was absolutely bad news!

"Super Armor Rhydon is unable to battle. Contestant Lan Xiang, please send out your final Pokémon."